Released:
1955-10-08

Overview:
A silver-tongued poet and self-proclaimed "King of the Beggars" searches old Baghdad for a rich bachelor to marry his dreamy daughter, Marsinah. Along the way, he poses as the renowned sorcerer Hajj and gets in and out of scrapes with an elderly thief, a dim-witted wazir, and his wife. Meanwhile, his daughter develops feelings for a handsome caliph.

Director:
Vincente Minnelli

Runtime:
1h 53min

Genre:
Music, Romance, Adventure, Fantasy

• Cast:
• 
  Howard Keel
  as
  The Poet
• 
  Ann Blyth
  as
  Marsinah
• 
  Dolores Gray
  as
  Lalume
• 
  Vic Damone
  as
  Caliph
• 
  Monty Woolley
  as
  Omar